The University of Oklahoma has agreed to a new six-year contract for head football coach Brent Venables, worth $51.6 million. The deal, which has been approved by the Oklahoma Board of Regents, extends Venables' tenure through the 2029 season. Venables will earn $8.15 million in 2024, with his salary increasing to $8.6 million annually on average. This contract includes an annual $600,000 payment, bringing the total value to $51.6 million. Venables, who has led the Sooners to a 16-10 record over two seasons, received this extension as Oklahoma prepares to join the SEC. The Sooners are coming off a 10-3 season and have ESPN’s No. 7 recruiting class for 2025. The contract reflects a significant raise and an uptick in overall program commitment.
Reaction: Oklahoma Signs Brent Venables to New Contract; good or bad deal? https://t.co/vkf9Stg2wj
The University of Oklahoma's Board of Regents approved a new six-year contract worth $51.6 million for football coach Brent Venables on Friday. https://t.co/4tkrofsw7c
Oklahoma football coach Brent Venables agrees to new six-year contract worth $51.6 million https://t.co/OC5iPnABnl
Why did Oklahoma extend Brent Venables now? Just listen to what AD Joe Castiglione said when he hired him in the first place. https://t.co/IGcnwqUp9b
Brent Venables signed a massive extension with Oklahoma... is that good or bad for Texas? We discuss NOW! https://t.co/RFkIhZdLOh
The Sooners have agreed to a new six-year contract with coach Brent Venables, according to a Friday afternoon report from Pete Thamel https://t.co/UWgWqcPtu7
One final update on the numbers of Brent Venables’ new contract, in collaboration with @Mason_Young_0 on the math: Six years, $51.6 million, with an average annual value of $8.6 million — including $8.15 million for 2024. https://t.co/Urpf04gayH https://t.co/TiljqbgtG1
An update to this: These numbers do not include an annual $600k payment that’s included in Venables’ contract — so this year he will earn $8.15 million. Total contract comes out to $49.65 million, with an AAV of $8.275 million https://t.co/g3e0DyW8K7
This deal has been approved by the OU Board of Regents. Venables is contracted in Norman through 2029 on a new deal worth just over $46 million. Venables will earn $7.225M in 2024 before his salary climbs to $7.625M million in 2025, eventually topping out at $7.925M in 2029. https://t.co/a0xrr5ffJI
Oklahoma’s Brent Venables receives new 6-year, $46.05 million contract thru 2029 season @Tomas_Verde reports. Venables is 16-10 in 2 seasons at OU
Oklahoma Board of Regents approve a 6-year, $46.05 million contract through 2029. https://t.co/n9hsRIE7Ig
A year away from athlete revenue sharing, Venables' new contract gives him a boost of about $400,000 more annually. https://t.co/FDhN4C6IOI
Oklahoma’s Board of Regents has approved a six-year, $46.05 million new contract for Brent Venables that will run through the 2029 season https://t.co/Urpf04fCJ9 https://t.co/42fW73Mty2
Oklahoma, Venables agree to new 6-year deal, per ESPN sources. This extends him out by two years as OU heads into the SEC. OU has ESPN’s No. 7 recruiting class for 2025. https://t.co/pYJIkF4cS0
Venables is a good coach and has done a good job so far. But I’m not sure how it makes sense to bump him up without 1 more season of success. A lot of schools do this and live to regret it. But Oklahoma has been spot on with contracts in the past. So we will trust it https://t.co/wuHOSgSiPz
When Brent Venables makes more money in one year than OU’s entire NIL https://t.co/5Bung7poIJ
There seems to be a lot of confusion about Brent Venables’ contract extension/raise. First, some of this is optics. You can’t be ninth in the SEC in compensation. Second, OU believes in the long-term trajectory of Venables. Will it pay off? Idk. But you have to take that chance.
2023 Brent Venables is the third Oklahoma coach since 1933 to lose to Oklahoma State and Kansas in the same season. • 1995 Howard Schnellenberger: Left to sell bonds • 1997 John Blake: Fired one year later, out of football for 5 years • 2023 Venables: Extension + Raise https://t.co/JQiqMqS3eC
6 more (reported) years of Brent Venables coaching in Oklahoma. 👀 https://t.co/zuvaAmBH7Q https://t.co/dC7ERxuSBG
Oklahoma is preparing to sign Brent Venables to a new contract, Pete Thamel reports. https://t.co/q97Io2CS6g
Oklahoma’s Board of Regents is currently meeting, and Venables’ contract review is on the agenda https://t.co/YVHKgq8ubG
Oklahoma has signed HC Brent Venables to a new 6 year contract, per @PeteThamel The Sooners are coming off of a 10-3 season in year two under Venables📈 https://t.co/gOerkfDPRM
BREAKING: Oklahoma has agreed to a new 6-year contract for head coach Brent Venables with a significant raise, @PeteThamel reports. https://t.co/HVKZE8rbbn https://t.co/66lHvLYyZj
Sources: Oklahoma has agreed to a new six-year contract for coach Brent Venables. The new six-year deal includes a significant raise for Venables, and there’s been an uptick in overall program commitment as OU heads to the SEC. https://t.co/Poq859eg40
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